The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-13

for reform has helped similar movements else
where. The working people Of England. Scot
land and Wales are friendly to our fight for home
rule. We have called attention to the injustice
Of English landlordism and to its importation to
America. Some Of the evils Of our land system
have stolen into your country, but railroad land
robbers and monopolists find 1t more difficult to
steal Your land than before the land league was
formed. So you are somewhat Indebted TO the
Irish movement. The protection Of the interests
of labor is fast becoming the chief problem of
statesmanship, and we in Ireland are fighting
the battle Of Industrial life all over the world.
The struggle OF the masses against the classes is
the same everywhere. One of our national
needs is to keep tho people ut home and
has room for Is, 1000. 900 people. There are only
5000, 600 there now, where there used to be
100000 At this rate Ireland will soon be de-
may have become a name synonymous with
poverty and discomfort, but as our country has
not sinned against civilization in fighting to be
milton in our endeavor to possess our patrimony:
You know not the ordeal we have passed
through in centuries of persecution. In all that
crime rim cor comm ntedv by S@'y them m against qsioae human u q
systematically carried on the work Of ex-
is threatened by our movement and thinks
expatriation the only escape from the danger.
Refusing to acquiesce In cowardly subservience
the method by which England's policy Of ex-
patriatiop is carried out. No country stands
more in need of laborthan ours. But England's
policy drives 1t across the Atlantic for the en-
to poverty by laws expressly passed against our
manufacturing-an atrocfously unjust and cow
ardly policy. Emigration under normal condi-
tions would be right, but no economic necessity
exists for it. but the reverse. Ireland's thou
sands Of acres are suffering for want of %cultiva-
ton. When labor reaches your shores It is i'm
poyerished. 1t seeks employment in Eastern
cities, completes with you and conflicts with your
working classes. England is really doing her
best to reduce your wage rate to the low rate
prevailing there. The classes who are ruling and
running Ireland are also trying to drive English
born labor abroad. England Is thus killing two
birds with one stone, Kidding herself of the
to her level Of wages. The workers claim that
the idle and do-nothing classes should 20. Jap
plause:! An hereditary aristocracy is an enorm-
give official expression against the coercion pol
icy, you may offend the aristocracy. but not the
toiling millions Of the old world. Victory for
ssls' I: I . a5s!sRa for T'"' your help supp sse
You cannot be indifferent to the wrongs Of
workers anywhere. In Europe we have enemies
government is loyal to you, and you to it. The
eyes of the laboring classes Of Europe are upon
you and this convention. The spectacle of your
country, working without interference from the
government, gives us pride and pleasure. We
view it with interest and expectancy: the classes
y II ~ dldI ILL Ill III pdIU VI IL WOIlu
have you more powerful enemies than in Lon
don. The story of the forcing the opium
trade upon China, the sutferings OF en-
andria, are samples of what has been
done in the Interest of English capitalists.
1t is the same power doing all this that is ruin
it fears the solidarity of Irish. Scotch and Eng
fish labor more. What a scene is presented to
the friend of human liberality to-day in the
jury trial is abolished, the rights Of the press
are trampled under foot to-day in our Irish
home: Irish cabins are wrecked by crowbar
brigades, English bayonets driving the poor from
their cots, murder takes place at Mitchellstown
and editors are imprisoned because they strive
to speak boldly and truly for human liberty.
sue the course they do. Scotland and England
largely sympathize with us and we are war
ranted in believing that here in the home of
labor problems solved as never heretofore, we
shall not be denied the sympathy from your
grand organization that our necessities and
calainities justly claim. I thank you for this
be harmonious and wise, forbearing and tolerant,
so that your enemies may be disappointed. and
your friends have the happiness of knowing that
good has been accomplished.
RoUs1NG RESOLUTIONS.
A vote of thanks was extended Mr.. Davitt
with a will, and Mr.. Powderly then offered
these ringing resolutions:
Whereas, The Knights of Labor, in loyal adj
herence to the principles enunciated In the
declaration Of the Independence of the United
States. believing that every other nation should
possess, as an inalienable prerogative, the right
In its people to life and the pursuit OF happiness;
and,
Whereas, The K. of L. being an organization
of workers which seeks to obtain the full pro-
lection of just and enlightened laws for the
rights and interests of the laboring masses of
this continent,
Resolved. That this general assembly of our
order atfirms the right of the people of Ireland
to that national independence for which they
have struggled so steadfastly and so long: that
we desire to place on record an expression Of
our strongest condemnation Of the barbar-
Gus acts by which Englland's rulers in
ote'a ali pr ans sisse% M ai4iiize ey ed eRe n%iSaatif On
suppress legitimate efforts of the Irish people to
obtain home rule and such other reforms as will
supply every national safeguard to the interests
OF the classes OF that country. That we con-
denim as disgraceful to any civilized government
the laws and systems Of which the agricultural
workers of Ireland, being the great majority of
the inhabitants, are systematically reduced to a
condition bordering upon starvation, prior to
being evlcted from their homes, and forced
under these conditions to bring to this and
other lands what long years of tyranny and in
justice have reduced to a virtual pauper labor;
and be it
Resolved, That we convey to the people of Ire
land and their trusted leader, through Michael
Dayitt, the assurance OF our heartfelt sympathy
in their trials and suffering In their country,
which is that of justice and humanity; that we
hail with pleasure the spirit Of determined
purpose with which they are struggling against
coercion, eviction. and forced eman cipation.
while we note with satisfaction this friendly
attitude Of the laboring classes of Great Britain
toward the Irish cause, as manifested in their
support OF Mr.. Gladsrones sagacious policy.
THE SENTIMENTS OF DELEGATES.
Before Mr.. Powderly's resolutions were
adopted many Of the delegates expressed
themselves in short but appropriate
speeches. Delegate Carlton of Massachusetts,
one of the ablest men in the order, said:
I move the adoption of these resolutions. but
before they arc adopted I wish to explain to Mr..
Davitt and the ladies and gentlemen here i'll this
convention why I do so. I sympathize with Ire
lands cause and her down-tl odden people. I
sympathize with them because il there Is any
country or any people that needs sympathy on
account of the CALLING yoke of oppression 1t Is
Ireland and her people. Isympathize with their
grand representative, Michael, Davitt, because
he has taken an unusual load upon his shout
ders; because he too has been maiigned by his
country 3 oppressors; because If a martyr needs
sympathy none need it more than Michael DAY.
it,. I think this grand body that represents the
toilers Of this country will adopt these resolu-
lions unanimously. move their adoption.
These words were the words of the con-
y~ention, and met approyals in hearty ap-
plause. Secretary Litchman then spoke as
follows:
I must heartily second the motion to adopt
these resolutions, and in doing SO I want to ex-
press a thought or two that Brother Carlton did
not touch upon. l want to say to the people Of